Two very different kinds of officers today.

@GSR_MataNui said:"I had this when I was little. The little speed tracker/checker confused me so much because it just looked like the speed limit sign had a gun. "

I love that piece. It and https://brickset.com/parts/design-2516 are great for making into just about any tool or weapon you can imagine.

Rebuilt this a couple months ago. Good parts, but rather anemic

Look out, that street sign’s got a gun!

Good little set, helps a lot in a town to fill the traffic. I'm not too fond of the grumpy look on minifigures though.

@TheOtherMike said:

" @GSR_MataNui said:"I had this when I was little. The little speed tracker/checker confused me so much because it just looked like the speed limit sign had a gun. "

I love that piece. It and https://brickset.com/parts/design-2516 are great for making into just about any tool or weapon you can imagine."

And it’s in surprisingly few sets, presumably long out of production.

I thought I had this.

But this comes from a time when Lego was producing that dog piece by the factory-ful.

And it's not like Lego police officers are *ever* in short supply, so.

One of the original entries in the line of boxed impulse sets that started in 2008 and lasted through 2010. The 2008 impulse sets (six City, three Castle, three Mars Mission) were clearly identifiable by their numbers in the range 5610–5621.

Of these sets, this one always interested me the least. The police officer was ubiquitous back then and although the dog was new in reddish brown, it didn't sway me. The side builds also felt very bare-bones. And finally, the main image is posed in a way that lacks excitement. It's not visually made distinct that there are two side builds because the minifig is awkwardly placed right next to both.

The back of the box does more to make me feel something is going on:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81PlPVoPOOL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

That said, it does have some nice things to deck out a police officer with. The speed sensor is a fun inclusion. And at the time street signs were hard to come by, so it's good that one's included.

I'm missing handcuffs and a bullhorn though.

@brick_r said:
"For a minute, I thought: 'Is he wearing/attached to ALL THAT?!?!':) "
I was 100% sure he has a hefty backpack with extensions that include the dog.

You know your time is up when they give the droid the gun and you are left holding a lollipop. To depress you even more the dog and street sign are now the most valuable parts.

So two law enforcement figs today?

So this cop is trying to book this dog for speeding? Wow. Move over, Bad Cop - we've found Worst Cop.

I had this set as a kid. Not much going on here, but the dog was nice.

@GSR_MataNui said:
"I had this when I was little. The little speed tracker/checker confused me so much because it just looked like the speed limit sign had a gun.

Now I'm picturing a sign that just straight up shoots you if you go 51 in a 50 zone... which with how poorly thought out and hastily implemented "safety" measures are these days may be less of an absurdist concept than it sounds. "

You are exceeding the speed limit! You have 10 seconds to comply..... You have 5 seconds to comply......

@Blockwork_Orange said:
" @GSR_MataNui said:
"I had this when I was little. The little speed tracker/checker confused me so much because it just looked like the speed limit sign had a gun.

Now I'm picturing a sign that just straight up shoots you if you go 51 in a 50 zone... which with how poorly thought out and hastily implemented "safety" measures are these days may be less of an absurdist concept than it sounds. "

You are exceeding the speed limit! You have 10 seconds to comply..... You have 5 seconds to comply......
"

Error! Target out of range!

@cm5878 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:

" @GSR_MataNui said:"I had this when I was little. The little speed tracker/checker confused me so much because it just looked like the speed limit sign had a gun. "

I love that piece. It and https://brickset.com/parts/design-2516 are great for making into just about any tool or weapon you can imagine."

And it’s in surprisingly few sets, presumably long out of production. "

There are ten in 10365 from last year!

@cm5878 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:

" @GSR_MataNui said:"I had this when I was little. The little speed tracker/checker confused me so much because it just looked like the speed limit sign had a gun. "

I love that piece. It and https://brickset.com/parts/design-2516 are great for making into just about any tool or weapon you can imagine."

And it’s in surprisingly few sets, presumably long out of production. "

Yeah, https://brickset.com/parts/design-30035 hasn't been produced since 2014. Amusingly enough, its official name is "Scanner Tools," not "Scanner Tool."

@TheOtherMike said:
"Two very different kinds of officers today."

Are they, though?

On first glance, it looks like the cop is somehow holding the background build, like some kind of Terminator-level super-gun, complete with a blue laser sight, and either an ammo count, or letting you know it's a .50 caliber, and an attached communications array.

@mikesray said:
"On first glance, it looks like the cop is somehow holding the background build, like some kind of Terminator-level super-gun, complete with a blue laser sight, and either an ammo count, or letting you know it's a .50 caliber, and an attached communications array. "

Percentage chance of hitting you at close range, with the gun mounted way off to the side like that. Pretty sure the dog’s going to be fine.

@Binnekamp said:
"Of these sets, this one always interested me the least. The police officer was ubiquitous back then and although the dog was new in reddish brown, it didn't sway me. The side builds also felt very bare-bones. And finally, the main image is posed in a way that lacks excitement. It's not visually made distinct that there are two side builds because the minifig is awkwardly placed right next to both.

The back of the box does more to make me feel something is going on:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81PlPVoPOOL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

That said, it does have some nice things to deck out a police officer with. The speed sensor is a fun inclusion. And at the time street signs were hard to come by, so it's good that one's included.

I'm missing handcuffs and a bullhorn though."

They're acting on orders of the long Thumb Of Justice.

I know it's supposed to be a speed camera but it sure looks like a gun....

If that was how speed limits were enforced, there would be far less speeders

@Rimefang said:
" @Binnekamp said:
"Of these sets, this one always interested me the least. The police officer was ubiquitous back then and although the dog was new in reddish brown, it didn't sway me. The side builds also felt very bare-bones. And finally, the main image is posed in a way that lacks excitement. It's not visually made distinct that there are two side builds because the minifig is awkwardly placed right next to both.

The back of the box does more to make me feel something is going on:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81PlPVoPOOL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

That said, it does have some nice things to deck out a police officer with. The speed sensor is a fun inclusion. And at the time street signs were hard to come by, so it's good that one's included.

I'm missing handcuffs and a bullhorn though."

They're acting on orders of the long Thumb Of Justice. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbs!/media/File:BatThumb.jpg

@brick_r said:
"For a minute, I thought: 'Is he wearing/attached to ALL THAT?!?!':)

Also: Due to 'Lego City' budget cuts, he IS the Police Department: S.W.A.T. (check), K-9 (check), Traffic (check)...:D "

Police budget cuts in Lego City? No way! In addition to the regular police teeming throughout the metro area, there are police in the mountains, the forest, the swamp, the (prison) island, and the sky. And this year, the police got their own railroad, and there are even police babies!

@AllenSmith said:
" @brick_r said:
"For a minute, I thought: 'Is he wearing/attached to ALL THAT?!?!':)

Also: Due to 'Lego City' budget cuts, he IS the Police Department: S.W.A.T. (check), K-9 (check), Traffic (check)...:D "

Police budget cuts in Lego City? No way! In addition to the regular police teeming throughout the metro area, there are police in the mountains, the forest, the swamp, the (prison) island, and the sky. And this year, the police got their own railroad, and there are even police babies!"

We have police coming out of our ears, but very little housing for everyday citizens. Everything is being paid for with $100 bills.... which means it's no wonder why there are so many "criminals" (People who can't afford their bills must be being labeled as such in LEGOLAND.) We even have Super Secret Police to spy on the populace courtesy of TLM sets. The chief of operations of this agency is, of course, Bad Cop. (There is no Good Cop - those are now total works of fiction!) Now all we need is a Big Brother-like figure... oh wait, we already have Lord Business.